Ally Robertson: Nacer Chadli needs to follow goal up with team work

His sumptuous free-kick that left Kasper Schmeichel rooted while it flew into the top corner was the only moment of attacking quality from an Albion player.

There's no doubt the potential that the club's record signing has, it's been evident in the Midlands since those eye-catching opening five games in Baggies colours that yielded four goals.

Injury plagued him after that last season, and it's affected him this season already too, but when he's fully fit and firing, he's a force to be reckoned with.

Howver, one moment in one game is not a second coming.

Now Chadli needs to threaten on a consistent basis and prove why the club spent all that money on him last year.

Any top professional with his skill-set can produce a one-off moment of brilliance, the real question is, can he do it week in, week out.

Can he now become a team player, work for his team-mates, put the effort in on the pitch that will make them forget what he did in summer, when he skipped the pre-season fitness camp in Austria.

Tony Pulis seems to prefer him on the left hand side, but I would play him inside, behind Salomon Rondon.

We've got three or four players who can do a job on the wing – James McClean, Chris Brunt, Jay Rodriguez, Oliver Burke, Matt Phillips – they can all play there.

The problem is our creativity in central positions.

We have struggled to penetrate the opposition so far this season and Chadli is not the fastest.

I'd like to see him conducting the orchestra from the number 10 role with a couple of pacy wide-men outside of him to slip through balls to.

Last season, Chadli played in an attacking midfield trio with Phillips and Morrison.

Those two haven't hit their straps yet this season, but I think we're expecting too much from some of our players this time around.

The league is stronger than it was two years ago, when there was a top six, a mid-table clutch of clubs, and a bottom six.

Now, there's a bottom 13. The majority of teams have improved and the competitiveness has increased dramatically – Crystal Palace's victory over Chelsea proves that.

And just look at how the big clubs are doing in the Champions League. We are finally feeling the impact of the Premier League's ridiculous wealth.

And it means Chadli's quality is more important to Albion than ever.